DfID, MRC and Wellcome Trust issue call for proposals for funding the Joint Global Health Trials initiative
The UK Department for International Development (DfID) jointly with the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Wellcome Trust has launched a call for proposals for the Joint Global Health Trials initiative.
Purpose
The purpose of this initiative is to provide funding for the best proposals to generate new knowledge about interventions that will contribute to the improvement of health in low and middle income countries. The programme will give priority to proposals that are likely to produce implementable results and that are designed to address the major causes of mortality or morbidity in low and middle income countries.
This initiative is primarily focused on late stage (equivalent to phase III/IV*) clinical and health intervention trials evaluating efficacy and effectiveness. The scheme is aimed at funding Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs), although other types of methodologies may be used alongside the RCT to explore implementation and operational issues. In certain circumstances researchers may wish to propose methods other than an RCT; if this is the case the reasons for adopting a different method must be clarified in the proposal.
The scope of the initiative encompasses interventions of all kinds, including, but not limited to, behavioural interventions, complex interventions, disease management, drugs, vaccines, hygiene and diagnostic strategies.
Funding available
A total of £12 million is available. This amount is expected to fund several awards.
You may request support for:
All research costs that are attributable to the trial. For example, scientific, technical and administrative staff including statisticians, research nurses, trial managers etc., consumables, items of equipment, data /sample handling and archiving and travel. The cost of holding trial steering and data monitoring committees. Training and support for a trial manager.
Eligibility
This scheme is open to Principal Investigators based in low or middle income economies where the research work will take place and to Principal Investigators who are employed by a UK institution.
Applications are expected to be predominantly based in low or middle income countries. Funding for co-applicants and collaborators can be requested, but it is expected that the majority of funds would support the costs in the low or middle income country where the trial will be conducted.
Last date for submission of outline application is September 12, 2011
For more information and details, please visit this link.
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Carnegie Corporation funded Next Generation fellowship in Social Sciences opportunity for mid-career scholars from select African Countries
The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program offers fellowships to nurture the intellectual development and increase retention of early-career faculty in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. The program, launched in June 2011, responds to a shortage of well-trained faculty now reaching crisis proportions in African higher education. The program assists fellows to develop research opportunities and skills, obtain doctoral degrees, and participate in robust research communities. Toward this end, the project features a thematic focus in order to renew basic research agendas addressing peace, security, and development topics as well as strengthen interdisciplinary social science research capacity on these issues. Funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, this project complements foundation initiatives to develop and strengthen the next generation of African scholars.
Eligibility
- Applicants must reside in and be citizens of a sub-Saharan African country while holding a current faculty position in a university in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, or Uganda.
- The fellowships are available to early-career scholars, this category includes faculty who hold the title “lecturer” and have yet to complete their Ph.D. Applicants should also be at least 10 years away from the age of retirement.
- Currently this fellowship program is only available to faculty who are enrolled in Ph.D. programs but have yet to complete the degree.
- All applicants must already hold a master’s degree.
- Only candidates who will return to their home institution, having completed the courses by the time the fellowship begins, will be eligible to apply for a fellowship. Candidates who will still be taking courses outside their home country once the award period would begin may not apply for a fellowship.
- The fellowships are available to applicants from all disciplines in the social sciences, including anthropology, economics, history, geography, political science, psychology, and sociology. Fellowships are also available to Ph.D. candidates from related fields, such as law, provided that the applicant engages social science literature and uses social science methodologies.
Program Highlights
The program features three distinct competitive fellowship opportunities for early-career social science faculty who hold positions in accredited colleges and universities in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda:
- Doctoral dissertation proposal fellowship: Supporting short-term research costs of up to $3,000USD to develop a doctoral dissertation proposal.
- Doctoral dissertation research fellowship: Supporting 9-12 months of dissertation research costs of up to $15,000USD on a topic related to peace, security, and development.
- Doctoral dissertation completion fellowship: Supporting a one-year leave from teaching responsibilities with a stipend of up to $15,000USD to permit the completion of a dissertation that advances research on peace, security, and development topics.
This program also offers two workshops each year to help fellows master research methodologies, engage key literature in their fields, and produce scholarly publications. The workshops will be held in January and June each year. The Next Generation African Social Sciences program will support approximately 45 fellows each year across all three fellowship opportunities.
Deadline for submitting the applications is August 31, 2011.
For more information and details, please visit this link.
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API Fellowships grant opportunity for candidates from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand
Asian Public Intellectuals (API) Fellowships Program provides grant to successful applicants to carry out a project during the fellowship period of one month to one year in a country or countries participating in the API Fellowships Program (currently confined to Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand).
Themes
Changing Identities and Their Social, Historical, and Cultural Contexts
Reflections on the Human Condition and the Search for Social Justice
Globalization: Structures, Processes, and Alternatives
Goals
The API Fellowships Program aims to:
Create and nurture a community of public intellectuals in Asia;
Promote mutual learning among Asian public intellectuals; and
Contribute to the growth of public spaces in which effective responses to regional needs can be generated.
In selecting Fellows, the API Fellowships Program will favor those whose projects address critical issues in the region, use creative and multidisciplinary approaches, and have some element of advocacy.
API Senior Fellowships and API Fellowships
The fellowships are offered under two categories: API Senior Fellowships and API Fellowships.
The API Senior Fellowships are meant for those with an established track record as a public intellectual and who are at least 40 years of age, as of August 31, 2011. The fellowship period should be a minimum of one month to a maximum of twelve months in up to four of the countries participating in the API Fellowships Program (Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand).
The API Fellowships are for those under 40 years of age as of August 31, 2011. The fellowship period should be a minimum of four months to a maximum of twelve months in one or two of the countries participating in the API Fellowships Program (Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand).
For both categories, the fellowship period must be continuous and the minimum period of visit to a country where the proposed research project/or professional activities are conducted is one month and cannot include the native country or country of residence.
Fellowship Provisions
- A stipend and housing allowance during the fellowship period. The amount varies by country and the length of the fellowship.
- International transportation costs for one round trip.
- Domestic transportation allowance.
- Research allowance to cover computer costs, field expenses, books, translation fees, etc.
- Travel insurance during the fellowship period.
Last date for submitting the applications is August 31, 2011
For more information and details, please visit this link.
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Efico Fund opportunity for projects supporting structural and sustainable improvement of poor populations growing coffee and cocoa in developing countries
The Efico Fund, managed by the King Baudouin Foundation has announced call for proposals from projects aimed at contributing directly or indirectly to the structural and sustainable improvement of poor populations which produce coffee and/or cocoa in developing countries and also foresee humanitarian aid and rehabilitation activities for poor populations in these countries.
The Efico Fund currently amounts to €50,000. The Efico Foundation will generate fund-raising activities with a view to further financing the Efico Fund.
Projects may be supported for one or several years with a maximum grant of €20,000 per year. The jury may allow for dispensation from this rule if an appropriate explanation is provided in the project application. The amount allocated will be paid in several tranches. The method of payment for each project will be set in function of the project needs and implementation and will be confirmed in the agreement drawn up by the King Baudouin Foundation.
Projects supported in 2011
COLOMBIA : Fundaction Social
Improvement of coffee production techniques among 100 small producers, streamline the management of four organizations representing the producers.
ETHIOPIA : Food & Agricultural Research Management Ltd
Launch a promotional programme for wild coffee to guarantee Ethiopian communities the means of stable subsistence.
GHANA : Adzicels Happy Home Foundation (AHHF)
Thanks to a training programme and the development of a new variety of cocoa, provide the opportunity for young farmers and young people without qualifications to achieve independence, increase local revenues and fight poverty.
INDONESIA : Conservation International
Transforming of coffee cooperatives in northern Sumatra through greater involvement of members and providing them with training.
Deadline for submission of application is September 1, 2011
For more information and details, please visit this link.
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JAMS Foundation invites applications from non-US candidates for The Weinstein International Fellowship program aimed at addressing Dispute Resolution
The JAMS Foundation seeks applications for The Weinstein International Fellowship program aimed at providing opportunities for individuals from outside the United States to visit the U.S. to learn more about dispute resolution processes and practices and to pursue a project of their own design that serves to advance the resolution of disputes in their home countries.
The JAMS Foundation Board of Directors will approve Fellowships of up to $25,000 in support of projects outlined by Fellowship applicants. This program is intended to be flexible and open to innovation, and applicants are encouraged to develop proposals that will increase the availability of dispute resolution education, training and services in their home countries and beyond.
During their time in the U.S., Fellows may be based in a JAMS Resolution Center or may participate in a university program or be connected to another organization or institution, depending on the nature of their proposal. Fellowships may be from one month to one year in duration.
It is anticipated that Fellows will come from countries that do not have an established culture of using mediation for cases in litigation. Part of the Fellows’ time in the United States will be spent observing how JAMS administers and resolves such cases.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Applicants must be fluent in English
- Fellowship period must be one month to twelve months in duration
- Preference for proposals that would help applicant’s home country to establish viable dispute resolution systems or change how disputes are resolved
- Preference for applicants who have experience as lawyers, law professors, court administrators, government officers, ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) practitioners, or judges
Information Sought From Applicant
- Purpose and goal of Fellowship
- Anticipated activity or activities in the U.S.
- Proposed location and duration of Fellowship
- Plans for implementing Fellowship goals upon return to home country
- Educational background
- Dispute resolution training and experience
- Organizations or institutions with which you are affiliated in your home country
- Organizations or institutions with which you expect to work while in the U.S.
- Amount of funding sought and proposed budget regarding use of funds
- Other sources of funding available, applied for, or awarded
- Additional non-monetary resources or support requested from the JAMS Foundation
- Visa status regarding entry into the U.S. for purposes of Fellowship
It must be noted that The JAMS Foundation is not an approved ‘Sponsor’ with regard to the issuance of visas to foreign nationals. While the JAMS Foundation will make every effort to help facilitate visa applications of Weinstein Fellows, Fellows are individually responsible for obtaining the necessary visa for the purposes and duration of their Fellowship.
Deadline for receiving the application is December 2, 2011.
For more details and information, please visit the link.
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Call for proposals: Small Grants opportunity from UNPFII’s Trust Fund for the Second Decade
Bureau of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), acting as the Advisory Group for the projects for the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples established the Trust Fund for the Second Decade to promote, support and implement the objectives of the Decade. The Fund gives priority to projects concerning the main areas of the Second Decade: culture, education, health, human rights, the environment and social and economic development.
Indigenous organizations or organizations working for indigenous peoples can apply for small grants from the Trust Fund.
It is expected that the Fund will mainly be used for small grants projects with a budget for up to 10,000 US$ covering one year’s expenses.
2012 Call for Proposals
Applications for grants under the Small Grants Programme under the Second Decade will be accepted between 1 July 2011 and 1 September 2011. Applications are to be submitted during this time period.
The proposals will be assessed by the Bureau of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and successful applicants will receive notice thereafter.
Important Notes:
- Project must have a focus on indigenous peoples
- All applicants must submit their project proposals in accordance with the Trust Fund Project Proposal Format and include both a summary sheet and a proposal document
- Projects will be disregarded if the required information is not present.
- Additional information pertaining to the proposal will not be accepted beyond the deadline of submission.
Deadline for submitting the proposals is September 1, 2011
For further details and information, please visit this link.
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USIP seeks applications for the 2011 Annual Grant Competition
United States Institute of Peace’s (USIP) Grant Program is aimed at increasing the breadth and depth of the Institute’s work by supporting peacebuilding projects managed by non-profit organizations including educational institutions, research institutions, and civil society organizations.
In over twenty years of grantmaking, the Grant Program’s Annual Grant Competition and Priority Grant Competition have received nearly 10,000 applications and awarded more than 2,000 grants. The Institute has provided funding to grantees located in more than 46 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, and in 81 foreign countries.
2011 Annual Grant Competition
USIP seeks applications for the 2011 Annual Grant Competition that:
- supports innovative peacebuilding projects involving research, the identification of promising models and effective practices, the development of practitioner resources and tools, the development and delivery of education, training and dialogue programs, and the production of films, radio programs, and other media.
- funds projects focused on preventing, managing, and resolving violent conflict and promoting post-conflict peacebuilding in settings outside the borders of the U.S. Awards support activities that apply across a broad range of relevant disciplines, skills, and approaches. USIP welcomes proposals of an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary nature.
Topic areas of interest to USIP include, but are not limited to:
Conflict analysis and prevention; Mediation and conflict resolution; Post-conflict peace and stability operations; Religion and peacemaking; Women and girls in conflict and peace-building; Rule of law and transitional justice; Economies and conflict; Social, psychological, and physical impacts of war and conflict; Media and conflict.
Preference is given to those projects that will (1) generate and aggregate original knowledge; (2) design, implement, and evaluate creative and novel techniques for research, training, education, information collection, and outreach; and/or (3) involve distinctive efforts to prevent, manage, and resolve violent conflict and consolidate post-conflict peace, stability, and development.
Eligibility
-USIP may provide grant support to nonprofit organizations and individuals—both U.S. and foreign—including the following: institutions of post-secondary, community, and secondary education; public and private education, training or research institutions, and libraries.
-American and foreign non-profit organizations may apply.
Support for degree work is not eligible in the Grant Program.
Deadline for submitting the application is October 3, 2011
For more information and details, please visit this link.
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IFAD and partners seek funding proposals for Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility 2011
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has more than 30 years of experience working with indigenous peoples. Since 2003, an average of about 22 per cent of IFAD’s annual lending has supported initiatives for indigenous peoples, mainly in Asia and Latin America. IFAD empowers communities to participate fully in determining strategies for their development and to pursue their own goals and visions by strengthening grass-roots organizations and local governance.
In the process of working closely with indigenous communities, IFAD has learned that effective and sustainable development must be tailored to their identities, values and cultures.
In this context, Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility (IPAF) co-financed by IFAD, the World Bank, Norway, Canada, Finland and Italy invites applications from indigenous peoples’ organizations and communities, as well as organizations that work with them, for grants to fund projects, innovative approaches and partnerships that promote the development of indigenous peoples and help them fulfill their aspirations.
Grants range from US$20,000 to US$50,000. Applicants must meet specific requirements and their proposals should respond to the needs of indigenous peoples in any of IFAD’s developing Member States. Activities likely to be considered for funding will build on indigenous culture, identity, knowledge, natural resources, intellectual property and human rights.
Objective
The objective of the IPAF is to strengthen indigenous peoples’ communities and their organizations by financing micro-projects which foster their self-driven development in the framework of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and generate lessons learned and approaches for replication and up-scaling.
The Facility will consider grants addressing the following areas:
Increasing indigenous and tribal communities and organizations’ capacity for self-development and engagement in policy processes;
Innovative pilot projects that contribute to indigenous peoples’ development with culture and identity and build on traditional knowledge, agricultural technologies, agro-biodiversity, natural resource management, community-based forestry, market access, off-farm activities and enterprise development, intellectual property and human rights, gender mainstreaming and women’s empowerment, institutional and organizational strengthening, ethno-tourism, cultural mapping, communication for development;
Development of partnerships and alliances with other stakeholders, such as governments and international organizations, or between Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations, communities and networks;
Recommendations made by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on social and economic development areas;
Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
Capacity building of indigenous peoples to adapt to and mitigate climate change impacts.
Deadline for application of is August 31, 2011.
For more information and details, visit this link.
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Concept notes invited for USAID’s Global Development Alliance
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking concept notes for the FY2011 Global Development Alliance (GDA) Annual Program Statement.
The Global Development Alliance is an innovative public-private alliance model for improving social and economic conditions in developing countries. It invites interest from prospective partner organizations to form innovative Global Development Alliances that contribute significantly towards the achievement of results for USAID’s key initiatives addressing issues of global health, climate change, food security, water, technology and innovation.
USAID is keen to support Alliance partners who will bring significant new resources, ideas, technologies and/or partners to address significant development problems and challenges. “Successful proposals will bring at least a 1:1 resource leveraging to address Agency initiatives or other significant development challenges within USAID’s manageable interest. and will clearly articulate the unique value that the private sector brings to a particular development challenge or Agency initiative, such as helping to increase the scale, efficiency, effectiveness and/or sustainability of an initiative.”
Through these partnerships, USAID seeks to support high-priority initiatives currently in operation such as Feed the Future (food security), Global Climate Change and the Global Health Initiative. In addition to these, there are other areas under which alliances can propose projects. These areas are:
Anti-corruption/democracy and governance/civil society strengthening
Humanitarian assistance
Disaster preparedness, response and recovery
Economic policy and trade and regulatory reform
Information technology
Concept notes for discussion have to be submitted to the local USAID Mission located in one’s own country. Based upon the review of the concept notes, full applications will be requested from the selected applicants. The concept notes will be accepted through 30 September 2011. More information at this link.
For the benefit of NGOs in developing countries, we have tried to simplify the concept of USAID’s Global Development Alliance and how an organization can apply for it.
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The Elsevier Foundation grants opportunity for Innovative Libraries Programs in developing countries
The Elsevier Foundation seeks proposals for single-year grants aimed at supporting Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries. The size of grants ranges from US$5,000 to US$50,000. Proposals will be accepted for multi-year programs (up to three years) for grant amounts of US$5,000 to US$50,000 per year.
The Innovative Libraries program supports capacity-building projects in the fields of science, technology and medicine – through training, education, infrastructure digitization and preservation of information.
The Elsevier Foundation supports the efforts of libraries to enhance the quality of life in developing countries by advancing knowledge in science, the social sciences technology and medicine. The Foundation provides one, two and three year grants to libraries in the developing countries and supporting organizations:
- Programs to enhance library infrastructure, technology or information services in ways that significantly expand their ability to make STM (scientific/social sciences, technical and medical) information available to those who need it — researchers, clinicians, students, policymakers and the wider public.
- Programs that expand library information resources in the developing world through digitization or preservation of information that advances science, health, the environment, and indigenous knowledge.
- Training and education programs for library staff, students or researchers, contributing to sustainable improvements in the library’s capacity to provide STM information in the developing world.
- Partnerships between libraries in the developing countries and institutions in the developed countries to provide technical assistance or training. Developed country partner organizations include libraries, learned societies, universities, intergovernmental organizations and other non-profit organizations.
The Elsevier Foundation will give preference to proposals clearly demonstrating the following:
- Innovation in improving the use of STM information
- A high degree of potential impact on society in the developing world
- Programs that will serve as models for other institutions and countries
- Programs that enhance international partnerships or exchange between individuals and institutions
- Realistic budgets tied to measurable outcomes
- Sustained financial and programmatic viability
- Programs that have institutional supports
- Programs leaders or institutes with record of past success
- Create and promote collaborative networks across institutions and/or disciplines
- A willingness to draw from the expertise and experience of previous grantees
- Have specific plans for sustainability beyond the funding period
- Embody plans for dissemination beyond the awardee organization of policies, procedures, and “lessons learned” that are developed during the funding period.
Last date for submitting the proposals is September 15, 2011
For more information and details, please visit this link.
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